Introducing the definitive resource designed for practitioners working
in the rapidly expanding area of moderate procedural sedation and
analgesia clinical practice. Moderate Procedural Sedation and
Analgesia: A Question and Answer Approach focuses on the
preprocedural, procedural, and postprocedural care of the moderately
sedated patient in a variety of settings. This comprehensive text is
designed to provide all the content and tools nurses and other
clinicians need to demonstrate competency in moderate sedation and
analgesia. Additionally, this user-friendly text is written by
well-known sedation/analgesia expert, Michael Kost and recommended by
standards of practice from the ANA, AORN, and the American Academy of
Pediatrics.
- New clinically focused text ensures clinicians involved in the
administration and management of patients receiving moderate sedation
have access to the most up-to-date information.
- Strong safety focus throughout the book explains how technology
and clinician practice can improve sedation administration.
- Chapters organized in clinical problem/question plus answer
format help you easily comprehend material.
- Follows the latest TJC Sedation/Anesthesia Guidelines ensuring you
are ready for medication administration in clinical practice.
- Pediatrics and Geriatrics chapters cover specific sedation
practice recommendations that address the substantive clinical
practice challenges associated with these patient populations.
- Pharmacologic profiles of medications detail their use in the
moderate sedation practice setting.
